Absence of Patient-to-Patient Intrahospital Transmission of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> as Determined by Whole-Genome Sequencing
ABSTRACT Nosocomial transmission of pathogens is a major health care challenge. The increasing spread of antibiotic-resistant strains represents an ongoing threat to public health. Previous Staphylococcus aureus transmission studies have focused on transmission of S. aureus between asymptomatic carr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2014-10-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01692-14 |